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Just to clarify, porcelain and stoneware are different types of clay. Either can be fired to a high enough temperature to vitrify, meaning they will be impervious to water. When something breaks because of a freeze, it is usually because the water in it has expanded when it became ice, and...

Nice looking tree. Be careful about pruning the roots on bougainvillea, they can be very sensitive to that, so remove less than you might for other species at any one time. Also they only bloom on new branches.

I am a botanist and hobbyist bonsai collector and potter. I have been making some pots for my few plants, but because of the limitations of my collection, I would be thrilled to have some new trees to pot for. I will be happy to work with you to conceive and design the ideal pot for your...

If you don't need to stick with organic/IPM, I've had good luck with a horticultural oil on spider mites. It's relatively nontoxic (works by physically clogging their breathing spiracles) but even so I tend to spray it on a plant, leave it for a few hours then wash it off, which eliminates the...